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Category: Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Alfond

Posted: January 06, 2012

Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Alfond Good morning. This is Assistant Democratic Leader, Senator Justin Alfond of Portland.   Earlier this week,...

Seacoast Online | Lawmakers offer hope for group homes

Posted: January 05, 2012

Source: Seacoast Online, Deborah Mcdermott, January 05, 2012 AUGUSTA, Maine — The political signs are looking optimistic that the...

BDN | Meeting on DHHS budget abruptly called off

Posted: January 05, 2012

Source: Bangor Daily News, Eric Russell, Jan. 05, 2012 AUGUSTA, Maine — The battle over Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed cuts to the Department of...

LSJ | Democrats issue symbolic rejection of LePage's DHHS budget plan

Posted: January 05, 2012

Source: Sun Journal, Steve Mistler, Jan 5, 2012 AUGUSTA — Democrats on Wednesday used a symbolic gesture to ratchet up their opposition to Gov....

Seacoast Online Editorial | Medicaid cuts not planned carefully

Posted: December 28, 2011

Source: Seacoast Online, Editorial, December 28, 2011 The plan by Maine Gov. Paul LePage to cut 65,000 people from the state's Medicaid roles is...

Lawmakers raise doubt on LePage’s federal waivers for budget cuts

Posted: December 21, 2011

Democrats warn against rolling the dice on the backs of vulnerable AUGUSTA – Lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial...

Seacoast Online | Sen. Hill critical of LePage plan to slash Medicaid funding

Posted: December 20, 2011

Source: Seacoast Online, Deborah Mcdermott, December 20, 2011 There’s no doubt that Maine’s Medicaid system, called MaineCare, needs to be...

Lawmakers query LePage for facts, plan for shortfall

Posted: December 19, 2011

Democrats release detailed questions to DHHS on budget AUGUSTA – Democratic members of the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial...

Weekly Radio Address: Sen. Goodall-When Ideology Wins, We All Lose

Posted: December 09, 2011

Democratic Radio Address-Sen. Seth Goodall Good Morning. This is State Senator Seth Goodall of Richmond.   This week Governor LePage...

EDITORIAL: Safety net should be shrunk, not shredded | Bangor Daily News

Posted: December 08, 2011

Source: Bangor Daily News, Editorial, December 07, 2011 The growing shortfall in the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services is a...